Bill Flores Quotes

I wouldn’t be too serious about bipartisanship. It’s a great myth that ought to be fostered. And don’t bring too damn much scholarship to bear on it. You’ll prove it out of existence if you’re not careful.

You do not compromise with the right wing of the Republican party.

You used to get legislation done by getting the moderates to agree. But we have no moderates now so it doesn’t get done

Partisanship has gotten worse and worse.

Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.

The Tea Party people are ideologues. They are right, and no one can change their minds. There is no reason for compromise.

When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

Partisan rancour and party politics and ideology have got in the way of compromise - and compromise is the only thing that has ever made politics successful.

We don't need bipartisanship, we need application of principle.

My dad thinks Obama is a socialist and all these extreme views.

There are voices in the Republican Party today who preach pragmatism, who champion conciliation, who counsel compromise. I stand here today to reject those deceptions.

Campaigns are partisan. Governing should not be partisan.

George W. Bush … was ideologically obsessed.

Tea party members of Congress do not want to legislate. They want to remonstrate.

People at the political extremes have an advantage over the rest of us. Only they seem to know exactly who and what is wrong with America and precisely what policies and programs should be adopted to fix it.

Both parties are so entrenched in their ideologies and a desire to score political points and hold on to power that we never seem to agree on a problem, much less find solutions.

At its worst, Washington is a place where name-calling partisan politics too often trumps policy.

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle.

Often times, political games prevent senators from even beginning to debate some of the most important issues.

Centrism is bogus.

Washington has, with some justification, gained a reputation for being hopelessly mired in partisan gridlock.

I am not a centrist.

The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys.

Well it's really hard to satisfy the right wing. I can tell you that.

I don't look forward to a time when every politician, every legislator goes to Washington absolutely committed to an extreme point of view. Elected representatives are sent to Washington to compromise, not to never compromise.